Simon 2018 Proxy Statement

PROPOSAL 1: Election of Directors

NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR TO BE ELECTED BY THE VOTING TRUSTEES WHO VOTE THE CLASS B COMMON STOCK The voting trustees who vote the Class B common stock, and who have the right to elect four directors, have nominated the three persons listed below as ‘‘Nominees for Director to be Elected by the Voting Trustees Who Vote the Class B Common Stock’’. All of the nominees are currently Class B directors. The voting trustees who vote the Class B common stock have agreed to elect Richard S. Sokolov to the Board. The voting trustees have an agreement requiring that each of them vote for each other as Class B director nominees.

Class B Director Nominee David Simon

Class B Director Nominee Richard S. Sokolov

Age: 56

Age: 68

Director since: 1993

Director since: 1996

Other Public Directorships: Kl ´epierre, S.A

Other Public Directorships: None

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Chairman of the Company since 2007 and CEO of the Company or its predecessor since 1995; a director of the Company or its predecessor since its incorporation in 1993; and President of the Company’s predecessor from 1993 to 1996. From 1988 to 1990, Mr. Simon was Vice President of Wasserstein Perella & Company. From 1985 to 1988, he was an Associate at First Boston Corp. In the past five years, he previously served as a director of Washington Prime Group (formerly

President and Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Company or its predecessor since 1996. President and Chief Executive Officer of DeBartolo Realty Corporation from its incorporation in 1994 until it merged with our predecessors in 1996. Mr. Sokolov joined its predecessor, The Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, in 1982 as Vice President and General Counsel and was named Senior Vice President,

Development and General Counsel in 1986. In the past five years, he WP Glimcher). He is the son of the late Melvin Simon and the nephew previously served as a director of Washington Prime Group (formerly of Herbert Simon. WP Glimcher). SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF PARTICULAR SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF PARTICULAR RELEVANCE TO OUR COMPANY RELEVANCE TO OUR COMPANY Mr. Simon has served as our CEO or the CEO of our predecessor for Mr. Sokolov has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer over 20 years. During that time he has provided leadership in the since 1996 immediately following our acquisition of DeBartolo Realty development and execution of our successful growth strategy, Corporation. Mr. Sokolov had served as Chief Executive Officer and overseeing numerous strategic acquisitions that have been consolidated President of DeBartolo Realty Corporation and Senior Vice President into what is recognized as the nation’s leading retail real estate Development and General Counsel of its predecessor operations for a company. He gained experience in mergers and acquisitions while number of years. Mr. Sokolov is a past Chairman of the International working at major Wall Street firms before joining his father and uncle. Council of Shopping Centers (‘‘ICSC’’) and currently serves as a trustee and a member of the ICSC Nominating Committee.

Herbert Simon

Class B Director Nominee Age: 83 Director since: 1993 Other Public Directorships: The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

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Chairman Emeritus of the Board of the Company since 2007. Co-Chairman of the Board of the Company or its predecessor from 1995 to 2007. Mr. Simon was Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company’s predecessor from its incorporation in 1993 to 1995. He also serves on the Board of Governors for the National Basketball Association (‘‘NBA’’) and as Chairman of the Board of MSA. He is the uncle of David Simon, Chairman and CEO of the Company. SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF PARTICULAR RELEVANCE TO OUR COMPANY Herbert Simon is our co-founder and Chairman Emeritus. The retail real estate business that he and his brother, the late Melvin Simon, started decades ago established the foundation for all of our current operations and record of achievement. Mr. Simon’s leadership of the Indiana Pacers NBA basketball franchise has led to his service on the Board of Governors of the NBA.

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